The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-11-24

companion.
"lour veneration for woman.
kind is indeed great. May I ask
where these same divinities who
once ocepied this little bower are'
You speak as though they are mum
bered smong those that have been. i"
Which is only too true. There
is long sad story connected with
them which were il my privilege
10 tell, ia like 10 relate IL to you.
Ny father is rather sensitive in re-
gard 10 il and would not like il.
were ] to do SO, yet I can tell you
this, that It was the falseness of
man, not woman, in this case, that
caused the bird to desert It's cage
as you now see it, only to revel in
JOY that passed away like April
sunshine, leaving only the dark
clouds that follow it, aud an early
fall into poverty, neglect and final
ly the grave"
ST Georgc's face is iigid as he
replies
Il can scarcely believe what you
say TO be true. Did you know all
the circumstances connected with
the natter / feel sure the traitor
would be woman not man"
81 am fully acquainted with the
particulars and know it was viii
liam IN the form Of a man who
wrought this great sorrow by his
treachery. This ! know to be
true. Take a cigar" he continues
pushing beautiful brass smoking
set which sits on the table near
them, towards st George. "And
while YOU are doing so, please OBJ
serve this handsome little piece of
womaus work. A sweet little girl
by no means stranger to you,
presented this to me, informing me
at the same time that her own
dainty hands had tashioned all
these little winged cupids. Isn't
IL beautiful 1t looks absurd that
bands so swall and white could
trace all these little fellows on this
bard brass, but she assured me it
was true, and that it was easily
dene with little sharp tools made
for that purpose, and of course
cannot doubt it" he laughs.
at is indeed very pretty" an
swers St George, lighting his cigar
and cycling at the same time the
little cupid holding his bow and
arrow that ornaments the ash
tray. "CuPids ebl A very sulta-
bic thing to present to young
man. 4 million little imps ready
to aim at you. Lob! well l won't
express myself"
Roscoe laughs softly and mag
ines he almost knows what his
friend had mean: TO say.
They smoke, talk over the events
Of the day, and discuss poor old
Hoyts condition and express sym
pathy for their mnch esteemed old
partner, and St George finds him
self 50 comfortable in his young
friends easy char, his cigars of
such good quality and his COM
panionship so pleasant, that it is
late when he at last takes his de-
parturs.
The following day brings with il
pleasant surprise for the friends
of Austin Lee and Lettie Norman,
in the form of their wedding cards,
Roscoe is indeed surprised, be
having been so engrossed in bust
ness for some time past that he has
failed to suspect or sec how things
have been drifting in this direc
ton.
He presents himself at Mr.. Sin
gleton's in the evening. He mus
see Lila and learn from her all sh,
knows about it, and besides he hal
not seen her in some days and biz
heart yearns for her sweet smile.
Kate bursts upon him like ,
storm, as he enters the hall anC
rushing up to him waves her hand
kerchief over his head crying
Excelsior excelsiorl VIM, Vidi
Vici 4 pmribus Unuml" and M